Affects Oracle PeopleSoft, a widely used enterprise ERP; allows unauthenticated remote takeover risking data loss and service disruption across organizations.
CVE-2026-60742
Unauthenticated remote takeover vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools
Is CVE-2026-60742 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-60742 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-60742?
CVE-2026-60742 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-60742?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-60742. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-60742 affect?
CVE-2026-60742 affects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools (PIA Core Technology) versions 8.61-8.63. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-60742?
Apply vendor patch/mitigation when released; restrict HTTP access, segment network, deploy WAF rules.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated HTTP access can lead to full takeover of PeopleSoft, enabling data theft, integrity loss, and service disruption.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 8.61 and <= 8.63
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.